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My buddy from over in Katy is looking at a hunting lease about 30 minutes from me. He asked me if I would ride by and check it out and send him some pictures. He's nearly 2 hours away and it might prevent him from making an unnecessary trip.
He let the land owner know that I would be coming to look it over. It is a 3000 acre tract of land that has a power line and a pipe line through it. When I got there I wasn't sure where the entrance was so, I called the land owner. Turns out, I was about a quarter mile from the gate.
Since we had about 5 inches of rain the day before and because I was driving a Honda CRV, I parked at the gate and set out on foot. There are all kinds of wildlife around here with a huge wild pig population. And, since I'm terrified of any snake I knew that there was a chance of running up on Mr No Shoulders.
So, I chose my carry guns wisely, I thought. A S&W Model 66 .357 Magnum and a Bond Arms Snake Slayer. 158 grain Hollow Points in the S&W and #6 410 rounds in the Bond. I didn't feel undergunned for anything that I might run up on.
Luckily, I never had to unholster. I did hear some pigs grunting over to my right on the way in but, they weren't close. I walked about 3/4 to a mile into the property and it looked like a prime hunting place. I sent a few pictures and got on the phone with my buddy. He liked my report and was going to call the owner and finalize the deal. He will be able to take me as his guest any time and as many times as he wants during the lease. Somehow, I feel that this is going to cause me to have to get a bolt action rifle.
He let the land owner know that I would be coming to look it over. It is a 3000 acre tract of land that has a power line and a pipe line through it. When I got there I wasn't sure where the entrance was so, I called the land owner. Turns out, I was about a quarter mile from the gate.
Since we had about 5 inches of rain the day before and because I was driving a Honda CRV, I parked at the gate and set out on foot. There are all kinds of wildlife around here with a huge wild pig population. And, since I'm terrified of any snake I knew that there was a chance of running up on Mr No Shoulders.
So, I chose my carry guns wisely, I thought. A S&W Model 66 .357 Magnum and a Bond Arms Snake Slayer. 158 grain Hollow Points in the S&W and #6 410 rounds in the Bond. I didn't feel undergunned for anything that I might run up on.
Luckily, I never had to unholster. I did hear some pigs grunting over to my right on the way in but, they weren't close. I walked about 3/4 to a mile into the property and it looked like a prime hunting place. I sent a few pictures and got on the phone with my buddy. He liked my report and was going to call the owner and finalize the deal. He will be able to take me as his guest any time and as many times as he wants during the lease. Somehow, I feel that this is going to cause me to have to get a bolt action rifle.